Faucet attachment for casks, barrels, &amp;c.



No. 627,7!6. Patented June 27, I899.

' F. c. BUBGHOLZ.

FAUCET ATTACHMENT FOB GASKS, BABRELS, 81.0.

(Application filed. Mar. 16, 1899.)

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WITNESSES:

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FAUCET ATTACHMENT FOR CASKS, BARRELS, .800.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 627,716, dated June27, 1899.

Application filed March 16. 1899.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK O. BURGHoLZ, a citizen of the United States,residing at Harrison, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Faucet Attachmentsfor Casks, Barrels, &c.; and I do hereby de-i clare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and toletters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of thisspecification.

This invention has reference to improvements in faucets, and isin thenature of an attachment to be used in connection with casks, barrels,and the like by means of which the contents of the barrel, cask, or thelike can be entirely drained or removed.

The invention therefore has for its primary object to provide afaucet'attachment for barrels, casks, or the like which shall be simplein its construction and shall be operative to drain the barrel or caskof its entire contents" when the faucet is turned.

A further object of this invention is to provide in connection with afaucet for casks, barrels, and the like means in the form of a vessel orreceptacle which may be madeof glass or other suitable material andwhich can be used as a measure and which will expose to view the liquidto be dispensed, thus at all times showing whether the liquid is clearand free from sediment.

A further object of the invention is to provide a faucet constructionhaving a measuring vessel provided with a spout, which can be used forbottling purposes, thus dispensing with the employment of a funnel orordinary sucking-tube, the construction being such that when the Valveor valves are turned a continuous How of liquor from the barrel or caskwill be caused at any time without first necessitating the use of thewell-known drawing or sucking tube now generally employed.

A further object of this invention is to provide, in connection withafaucet-construction of the character just set forth, means whereby theliquor is strained; and, finally, the

principal object of this invention is to pro- Serial No, 709,241. (Nomodel.)

i duce a simple and operative device or attachment the parts of which.are easily separable for cleansing purposes and the device being suchthat it can be quickly attached to a cask, barrel, or the like.

The several objects are attained by the mechanism illustrated in theaccompanying i drawings; and the invention consists in the novelconstruction of faucet attachment hereinafter set forth and also in theseveral novel arrangements and combinations of parts,

taken singly. or collectively, all of which will be fully described inthe accompanying specitube, but the measuring device being dispensedwith. Figs. 3 and 4c are a side and bottom view, respectively, of theinlet portion of the draining-tube; and Fig. 5 is a detail view of aportion of the screw-threaded body of the faucet which is to be arrangedin the hole of a cask or barrel and a portion of the draining-tubeattached thereto. Fig. 6 is a sectional view of the measuring device orattachment and strainer employed in connection with the faucet, saidview being on an enlarged scale.

In said drawings, A indicates the faucet proper, which consists,essentially, of a screwthreaded and tapered portion a to be secured inthe head or side of a cask or barrel b in the ordinary and well-knownmanner. Connected with said part a is the forwardly and then downwardlyextending body portion a,which is provided with a valve d of any usualconstruction, and an outletv or nozzle a substantially as illustrated inFig. 2. I

In order that the draining-tube may be properly attached to the inletend of the part a, said part, as will be seen more especially from Fig.5, is formed with a shoulder or offset a and a screw-threaded end awhich is of asmaller diameter than the minimum outside diameter of saidtapering portion a. The draining-tube hereinabove mentioned is indicatedby' the reference-letter c, and it is preferably curved, as illustratedin Figs. 1 and 2. The upper end 0 of said tube 0 has alhxed thereto inany desirable manner a collar 0 which is provided with a sleeve-likepart 0 having an internal screw-thread c to permit of its being screwedupon the screwthreaded end 0L5 of the part a and whereby the saidportion a, of the faucet and said draining-tube c are operativelyconnected, as will be clearly evident. As will be seen from aninspection of said Fig. 5, the outside diameter of the said collar 0 issmaller than the minimum diameter of the part a, whereby thedraining-tube and its parts connecting the same with the portion a areeasily insorted into and passed through the hole in the cask or barrel,in which the screw-threaded bodya is to be secured in the usual manner.As has been stated, the tube '0 is preferably curved, as illustrated, sothat its open end 0 extends to near the lowest portion of the illnersurface of the cask or barrel, as represented in said Figs. '1 and 2.Said end is preferably provided with a saw-cut c and a straight part 0whereby the inlet receives the shape illustrated more particularly inFigs. 3 and 4: and whereby the inlet end of the tube 0 lies closer tothe inner surface of the cask or barrel, and in consequence there willbe less liability of impurities, as sediment or seeds, that may be inthe barrel from getting into the tube 0. From an inspection of said Fig.2 it will be seen that the valve portion a is a trifle below the lowestpoint of the inlet to the pipe 0, whereby some of the liquor will at alltimes remain above the valve when it is closed, and a continuous flow ofthe liquor will be produced when the valve is opened to permit thedraining of the entire contents of the cask or barrel, as will beclearly understood.

When it is intended to employ in connection with the faucet A ameasuring device or receptacle, as d, I provide the valve portion a ofthe faucet with a screw-threaded tube a. and a suitable nut (N. The saidreceptacle 61 may be made of glass or any other suitable material andmay be of any desirable shape. Upon the top of said receptacle there isannular shoulder cl surrounding the, opening (1 and secured to andsurrounding said shoulder d is asuitably-constructed collar 6, which isprovided with an opening 6 and an internal screw-thread 6 by means ofwhich the said receptacle cl can be operatively secured upon the saidtube a and the nut a closed down to produce a tight joint. In the lowerwall d of the receptacle d there is an opening cl, and 61 represents anannular shoulder, upon which I have secured a suitable collar f, whichis provided with an external screwthread f. Upon this screw-threadedcollar f is screwed the receiving end 72. of a nozzle h, which isprovided with a suitably-constructed valve 71 substantially asillustrated. The said receptacle cl may be entirely of glass, asindicated in Fig. 6, or it may be of metal and provided with an opening,in which there is a glass panel d, as indicated in Fig. 1,

which may be provided with suitably-disposed grad nations to indicateliquid measure. From an inspection of said Fig. 6 it will be seen thatthe screw-threaded tube a may be provided with a reduced end a to whichmay be secured in any well-known manner asnitably-constructed strainerg. In order that the air within said receptacle (1 may be permitted toescape and not obstruct the flow of the liquid into the same when thevalve a is opened and the valve h? is closed, the said receptacle may beprovided with a screw-threaded opening 61 in which I have secured asuitable blow-off cock 0,, which has a handpiece, as i, for opening andclosing the valve. Said cock may also be used for the attachment of apump thereto for the blowing out of any obstructions that may havebecome lodged in the receptacle or in any of the pipe connections andalso for the attachment of a pump which is to be employed for drawingthe liquor into the receptacle cl when the latter is connected with apipe and faucet attached to a barrel or cask placed below saidreceptacle.

From the above description it will be seen that I have devised a simpleand operative attachment for faucets the parts of which are readilyassembled and can be easily separated for cleaning purposes.

I am f ully aware that many changes may be made in the severalarrangements and combinations of the parts, as well as in the details ofthe construction thereof, without departing from the scope of my presentinvention. Hence I do not limit my invention to the exact arrangementsand combinations of the parts as herein described, and illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, nor do I limit myself to the precise detailsof the constructions of the several parts.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A faucetattachment for casks, barrels, or the like, comprising, a body portion,a screw-threaded part a thereon, and a valve, and a curved draining-tube0 connected with the free end of said screw portion, said tube 0 havinga saw-cut c and a cut-away part c at its free end to form an inlet,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. A faucet attachment for casks', barrels, or the like, comprising, abody portion, a screw-threaded part 00 thereon, forming an inlet, and avalve, a receptacle connected with the outlet of said body portion, anozzle coir nected with the lower part of said receptacle, a valve insaid nozzle, and a draining-tube connected with the free end of saidscrew por IIO tion a, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

3. A faucet attachment for casks, barrels, or the like, comprising, abody portion, a screw-threaded part a thereon, forming an inlet, and avalve, a receptacle connected with the outlet of said body portion, anozzle connected with the lower part of said receptacle, a valve in saidnozzle, and a curved drainingtube connected with the free end of saidscrew portion a,said tube 0 having a saw-cut o and a cut-away part c atits free end to form an inlet, substantially as and for the purposes setforth;

4. A faucet attachment for casks, barrels, or the like, comprising, a'body portion, a screw-threaded part a thereon, forming an inlet, a valvea and a screw-threaded tube a,

a receptacle d, having an annular shoulder 01' and a screw-threadedcollar 6 for attaching said receptacle to said tube a an annularshoulder 11 at the lower portion of said receptacle, a screw-threadedcollar f on said shoulder, a nozzle secured thereto, and a valve in saidnozzle, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

5. A faucet attachment for casks, barrels, or the like, comprising, abody portion, a screw-threaded part a thereon, forming an inlet, a valvea and a screw-threaded tube a a receptacle d, having an annular shoulderd and a screw-threaded collar e for attaching said receptacle to saidtube a, an annular shoulder d at the lower portion of said receptacle, ascrew-threaded collar f on said shoulder, a nozzle secured thereto, avalve in said nozzle, and a draining-tube connected with the free end ofsaid screw portion a',substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

6. A faucet attachment for casks, barrels, or the like, comprising, abody portion, a screw-threaded part a thereon, forming an inlet, a valvea and a screw-threaded tube a, a receptacle 01, having anannularshoulder d and a screw-threaded collar e for attaching saidreceptacle to said tube a, an annular shoulder (i at the lower portionof said receptacle, a screw-threaded collar f on said shoulder, a nozzlesecured thereto, a valve in said nozzle, and a curved draining-tube 0connected with the free end of said screw portion a, said tube 0 havinga saw-cut c and a cutaway part c at its free end to form an inlet,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

7-. A faucet attachment for casks, barrels, or the like, comprising, abody portion, a screw-threaded part a thereon, forming an inlet, a valvea and a screw-threaded tube a", a receptacle d, having an annularshoulder at and a screw-threaded collar e for attaching said receptacleto said tube a, an annular shoulder d at the lower portion of saidreceptacle, a screw-threaded collar f on said shoulder, a nozzle securedthereto, a valve in said nozzle, and a strainer in said receptacle d,secured to the end of said tube a substantially as and for the purposesset forth.

In testimony that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereuntoset my hand this 11th day of March, 1899.

FRANK C. BURGHOLZ.

Witnesses:

- FREDK. O. FRAENTZEL, WALTER H. TALMAGE.

